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8. WORLD SURVEY( in 11, 20)

11.       Which one of the following pairs Is/are not correctly matched?

a)      Baikonour      : Russia

b)      Kourou           : French Guiana

c)       Borobudur  : Indonesia

d)      Cannes            :  France

12.       Which one of the following countries is not a member of the commonwealth of 
independence states (CIS)?

a)      Armenia

b)      Belarus

c)       Estonia

d)      Georgia

13.       Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a)      Slovenia       : Bratislava

b)      Seychelles    : Victoria

c)       Sierra Leone : Freetown

d)      Uzbekistan    : Tashkent

14.       Claims to the historicalmacedonian territory have been bone of contention between which of the following countries?

a)      Portugal and Spain

b)      Bulgaria and Greece

c)       Romania and Bulgaria

d)      Portugal and Greece 

15.       Which one among the following was the first to legalize euthanasia?

a)      Austria

b)      Switzerland

c)       Netherlands

d)      Canada

16.       Consider the following statements about comprehensive test Ban treaty (CTBT)

i.                     The treaty comes into force only if and when all nuclear capable countries sign it.

ii.                   Iraq and India have not signed the treaty.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct.

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2

17.       Which city in India is called the ‘garden city’?

a)      Chandigarh

b)      Bengaluru

c)       Srinagar

d)      Thiruvananthapuram

18.       Consider the following statements.

i.                     Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

ii.                   England covers less than60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2.

19.       Among the following, which one has the largest number of neighboring countries sharing the land border?

a)      Sudan

b)      Brazil

c)       China

d)      Zaire

20.   Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a)      Seikan rail tunnel : china

b)      Petronas towers  : Malaysia

c)       Appalachia trail    : United states of America

d)      Rogun dam.          : Tajikistan

ANSWERS

11.A
12.C
13.A
14.C
15.C
16.C
17.B
18B
19.C

20.A